A Co. Fermanagh priest who has spoken forcefully against Brexit and whose house was attacked on Remembrance Sunday has said he hopes the attack will encourage people to work for peace. Fr Joseph McVeigh told Enniskillen parishioners that while the house had been attacked in the past, he “thought that those days were over”. Lamenting…

John Reid Independent Senator Rónán Mullen has branded Minister for Skills John Halligan as the Donald Trump of Irish politics, due to intemperate language he has used toward opponents of his latest controversial push to legalise euthanasia. Mr Halligan is planning to introduce a private members’ bill which, if enacted, would make it legal to…

Students and society would benefit if Religious Education was included as a core subject in the curriculum of all schools, an expert in education will tell a conference on faith education in Kerry next week.  Dr Amelee Meehan, who works in the area of faith leadership for the Catholic Education an Irish Schools’ Trust (CEIST),…

The Pontiff’s call for mercy is an opportunity rather than a threat, writes Eoin Carroll

Greg Daly attends the AGM of the Association of Catholic Priests